This gecko is known from Cocos, Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Srigan, Guguan, Alamagan, Pagan, and Agrihan.

This attractively patterned gecko may be the least tolerant of man. It is alert and runs on the ground when approached at night, and frequently will stop and depend on cryptic coloration against a background of ground litter to hide.

The house gecko is known from Cocos, Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Alamagan, Pagan, and Agrihan.

According to their information, the boat leaves from Siphan and goes up to Agrihan, northern part of Northern Mariana directly and comes down while checking many spots.

The trip to Agrihan from Siphan takes 22- 25 hours since the boat cruises at 10 knot.

They said they fished Agrihan, Pagan Island and Alamagam/ Guguan and had lots of action with dogtooth tuna along with GT, small yellowfin tuna, shark, grouper, etc. On a particular trip in early July, 2004, they had 93 kg, 75 kg dogtooth tuna and 53 kg GT.

She said there were no casualties reported from Agrihan, Alamagan, and Pagan when the storm struck the three islands with powerful winds and heavy rainfall, just days after they incurred severe damage from Songda.

Some 36 people reportedly reside on these islands-13 on Agrihan, 12 on Alamagan, and 11 on Pagan.

Castro earlier said Songda totally destroyed two houses and blew away roofs of two other houses on Alamagan and Agrihan, destroyed two houses and damaged a boat on Pagan and completely wiped out the three islands' crops.

www.saipantribune.com /newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=40150 (541 words)

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On Sept. 1, Typhoon Songda brought 110 mph winds to Agrihan, Pagan and Alamagan, the three sparsely inhabited islands in the northern part of the Marianas chain.

The islands, about 300 to 350 miles north of Guam, lost half of their combined eight homes, as well as much of their water and food supplies.

Less than a week after being pummeled by Typhoon Songda, residents of the three northern Mariana islands of Agrihan, Pagan and Alamagan were forced to seek shelter once more as their islands bore the brunt of another storm.

Staff Sergeant Zachary Sandlin distinguished himself by heroism involving voluntary risk of life at Agrihan Island, Trust Territories of the Pacific on 13 May 1966.

On that date, Sergeant Sandlin deployed with full para-scuba gear into rough seas near Agrihan Island, risking possible severe injury on the sheer cliffs and the rough surf surrounding the island’s only beach, in order to determine the nature of an unidentified epidemic.

Upon examination of the forty-six residents, Sergeant Sandlin found that all were suffering from colds, ear infections, and bronchitis and that two small children had acute pneumonia.

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Sauter said the team would also gather small pieces of rock from the islands to study their geochemistry and determine the chemicals in them, which could indicate where they came from.

Last year, the team installed three seismic stations each on Guam and Tinian, six on Saipan, two on Pagan, and one each on Anatahan, Sariguan, Guguan, Alamagan and Agrihan.

The team had just come from Agrihan last year when they witnessed Anatahan's big volcanic eruption on its way back to Saipan after a weeklong trip.

The Chief Scientist for the cruise is Dr. Robert Schroeder, a lead member of the PIFSC research team employed by the NOAA-University of Hawaii Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR).

A giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) at Agrihan in 2003.

Due to its length, the expedition is divided into four parts with some scientists being replaced each time the ship comes into port.

www.nmfs.hawaii.edu /cruise/oes0510.php (699 words)

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distinguished himself by heroism involving voluntary risk of life at Agrihan Island, Trust Territories of the Pacific on 13 May 1966.

On that date, Sergeant Roberts deployed with full para-scuba gear into rough seas near Agrihan Island, risking possible severe injury on the sheer cliffs and the rough surf surrounding the island’s only beach, in order to determine the nature of an unidentified epidemic.

Upon examination of the forty-six residents, Sergeant Roberts found that all were suffering from colds, ear infections, and bronchitis and that two small children had acute pneumonia.

www.pjsinnam.com /Medals/AM/Roberts_AM.htm (162 words)

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THIS IS 110 MILES NORTH OF GUAM...85 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA...90 MILES WEST OF TINIAN...100 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN...125 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANATAHAN...200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMAGAN...AND 270 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN.

DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE AFFECTING ANATAHAN...AND SHOULD SPREAD TO ALAMAGAN BY DAYBREAK AND AGRIHAN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ON AGRIHAN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

The National Weather Service reported as of 4AM Sunday that Typhoon Pongsona is tracking northwest towards Guam and Rota is moving at a rate of 10 miles per hour.

A typhoon warning remains in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan, with a typhoon watch remains in effect for Agrihan.

This also placed it 175 miles south southeast of Rota, 230 miles south southeast of Tinian and Saipan, 320 miles south southeast of Anatahan, 410 miles south of Alamagan, and 485 miles south of Agrihan.

AT 1 AM LST...THE CENTER OF A POORLY-DEFINED TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147 DEGREES EAST...OR ABOUT 80 MILES EAST OF PAGAN...100 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN AND 215 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAIPAN.

THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...PASSING THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANAS...INCLUDING PAGAN AND AGRIHAN.

SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM SAIPAN AND TINIAN...TO PAGAN AND AGRIHAN TODAY AND TONIGHT.